China vs Sri Lanka: Annual growth rate of urban population share
China
0.6929
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7262
in 2025
China rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7262 against 0.6929 in China, a difference of 0.0333.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.98 | 1.22 | 4.76 | China |
| 1960s | -1 | 2.45 | 3.46 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.953 | -0.211 | 1.16 | China |
| 1980s | 3.12 | -1.68 | 4.8 | China |
| 1990s | 3.06 | -2.23 | 5.29 | China |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 1.47 | 1.69 | China |
| 2010s | 2.58 | 1.42 | 1.16 | China |
| 2020s | 0.884 | 0.7857 | 0.0983 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7262 against 0.6929 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0333, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- China ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.